Case Study: Bay Area Air Quality Management District achieves $30,000 annual savings and 750 labor hours saved with Wasp Barcode Technologies

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Shows Savings are a Breeze with Wasp Inventory Contro

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Ambient Monitoring group supports 30 field stations that rely on continuous, costly replacement parts sourced from about 100 suppliers. Without a formal inventory process — only an inaccurate Excel sheet and clipboards at each station — technicians spent 500–750 hours a year hunting parts, often ran out of critical items, experienced repair delays, and lacked clear visibility into a $100,000 parts budget.

The group implemented Wasp Inventory Control, centralized parts into two organized supply rooms, and barcode-scanned stock for real-time tracking and PC-based searches. Search time fell from hours to under five minutes, delays in repairs were virtually eliminated, and the organization realized about $30,000 and 750 labor hours saved annually, with a positive ROI in three weeks and improved purchasing and reporting.

Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Bryan Bibeau

Senior air quality instrument specialist